Oil-press.



No. 814,987. I .PATENTED. MAR. 13, 1906.

P J. o. RICHARDSON.

OIL PRESS. A'PrLmATIoN FILED 001227, 1905.

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ATTORNEYS v J. c. RICHARDSON. OIL PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 27 1905 I PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906'.

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I i f UvvENron I 1 L2 v QZIS P 6f Eicaralsoa I flq-ow A A WITNESSES:

. In the racticeofmg "twog sui-ta lfy supporte similar sha i To an whom, it may concern):

ing presses of the type employing UNITED STATES; PATENT oEFIoE: v i "JOSE-PH 0. ICH RDSON, 0E AILTQNIPARK, TENNESSEE. OlL-P RESSQ i Be it known that I, JOSEPH O. RICHARD- SON, a citizen of the-United States,.residin at Alton ark, in the county of Hamilton an State of ennessee, have invented a new,-use

fill, and Improved'Oil-Press, of which the following is, a specification. I I

My inventionrelats t0 continuously-actan endless chain 'of press-boxes ,and a simi archain of followers, the chains of boxes andfollowersbeing arranged on suitably-supported driv ing rollers or drums. I

The object had in view is to provide a press of this general characterinvolvinv novel and simplified; construction adapted Tor ef-. fecting new and improved compressing action over all similar continuously-actin endless-chain presses heretofore invente and known. to me.

v Toall presses ofthe endless-chain characte'r heretofore invented and known to me' there is much objection, owing'in part to' incomplete compressing action, reat frictional wear on the moving paits, an costly ex en- I diture of power necessary for operation 0 the ,to illustrate are excluded from the view. 1 2 an enlarged detail plain view of the thrust plates. 3 is a erspective viewer a port rin of the bottom c ain and follower [therehm :4 isa perspective view, oft-"a 1 portion of-thefriction-relieving rollerfichain', 5 .is aperspective view: of .aportion IoI' the P -plates.'shown rranged the'reon.- f

press;

To the end-above outlined and for-cure of the objections stated, in addition to other;

objections obvious and not necessary to state,

described. 1 v In ,the drawings; I matic side -elevatn'm o my improved press .The press-frame and other parts unnecessar -"y ain with two of the invention/Le ploy S afts ,;iwo ;1qw I I s B,,-.;two intermediate "shafts C, and" four lower-"i termediatefsli afts I); one thereof-not g O hie sha tslA. B. t the feed end'of Jthe pre h arran' e toothed wheels for dru'ms'E,- and on-the-siimlar shafts I vBsatthe1,.dis'tfllarge end 'of,. the press 1 ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

, Application filed ombuz'v, 1905. Serial 110. 284.758.

E ure--1 is a diagram? I I hown The'latterlshafts" are arian ed inf 'SetS-Qf'tWQ thQIZeOL-with one other set, "sub'stan;

Patented March 13, 1906.

range toothed wheels or drums F. -.Qn the lower toothed wheels or drums E F, I arrange a solid chain or belt G, (see 1 and 3,) constructed into sections H, 'hingedly connected at their ends by means of interlapping torfigu-es I vand a transverse pin or bolt J. v

y invention is further characterized b the empiloyment of a series of plates or fo lowers arranged on the outerside of the chain or belt G, (see Figs. 1 and 3,): forming an. endless series thereof, as best shown inv Fig 3. I he followers may have extended flanges K adapting'them td be secured to the chain or belt sections H by means of bolts or rivets, substantially as indicated at M, Fig. 3. On the u per-tootheddrums E F. an endless chain 0 plates'L is arranged, the plates being connected by means of interlapping tongues I and a pin J", similar to the construction of the endless lower drumsEF.

A continuous series of press-box plates N are arranged on the outer side of the chain-or belt L and secured thereon by'bolts or rivets M, substantially as illustrated'in Fig. 5. I

The a, ressboxesareconstructed of perfochain of plates on the rated p ates 0, having projecting side flanges;

P, whose ends are arranged to abut when the chainfor belt is drawn taut, as will be understood upon reference to Fig. 5. By this con-' struction it is apparent that a confining-space is formed on the outer sidedf the upper chain or. belt, adapted for receiving the follower-' platesK. 1 Q denotes an endless" chain of rollers carried by suitable drums R" on the shafts C, and

S denotes -.a" similar endless chain of rollers carried by 'fdruln's T onthe shafts D, The

construction ofifthe I roller-chains Q S 'will' be understood"upensreference' to It wi wen 'id aaallazaiaqt sup- 'ported. (s ee'-Fig,; 1) adapted for'the rollers to I travelyin contact with the upper sidefgoffthe Y "lower leng-thbf the 'ress -boxchain N and. 'that'theroller-chain; ifs-supported, ada ted to travel-in 'contact with the under side 0 I the up .er-length of the follower-chain G. I

- nfurther carrying out my invention'I emlay a series of fluid-j acks U of anyapproved I fconstructionha'ving' pistons V, adapted to I work ipw'ard against the under sideof the I I I 19 On t eja'cksiU and sufficiently thereabove Isupportthrustplatesgw- (see F gs. 5-1

upperlen thlofthe roller-chain-Sfl" (SeeF ig.

driven throu' h gearing A (indicated by dotaway the expressed oil.

and 2) by means of suitable standard A, substantially as shown by Fig. 1.

The follower and press box chains are ted lines in ig. 1,-) operatively'connecting the shafts A B at the discharge end of the press, and themachine may be driven by any suitable power through connection thereof with vone or both of the shafts A B at its discharge end.

It will be further noticed that the followerchain G projects at A yex-tending under the %ischage from a suitable hopper A. (See ig. 1. I

It will be understood that a suitable trough (not shown) may be employed for conveying The construction of my invention will be understood from the above description.

Now it is apparent u on application of driving power to either 0 the shafts A at the discharge end of thejmaohine that t'he chain of press-boxes N and the similar chain of followers K will be drawn along under the thrust-plates W, with compressing actionon the material, through operation of the fol, lowers K, entering the trough-like receptacle formed by the series of abutting pressboxes N Pressure utilized in pressing oil, &c., from material being ex ressed may be regulated I by suitable controi of the fluid-pressure conveyed into the jacks V. I

Novelty is thought to reside in my invention in, first, the broad idea of imparting ex- Having thus described my invention, what- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of an endless series of press=boxes, secured to plates in the make-up cured to plates of an endless chain, chains of "rollers arranged to travel above and below the press-box and follower chains, fixed ihrustlates arranged above the expressing series 0 press-box, follower, and roller chains, and jacks adapted for exerting pressure I of anendless chain, a series of followers seupwardly against the'said press-box, fol- 5 lower, and roller chains, forcing them against the fixed thrust-plates, substantially as described.

JOSEPH C. RICHARDSON Witnesses:

' HENRY Bonn,

HENRY BOND, Jr. 

